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2027 Best Value Music Schools in Vermont

[Music](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/music/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for music students.

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• Best Value Music Schools in Vermont

2027 Best Value Music Schools in Vermont

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in music, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Music Schools

1

University Of Vermont
Burlington, VT

$19,058 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,607 Avg Student Debt

$62,472 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Vermont tops our 2027 list of the best value music schools in Vermont. Set in the city of Burlington, University Of Vermont is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $19,058, while out-of-state students pay about $45,502. Typical student debt for music graduates is $22,607. Soon after graduation, music degree recipients from University Of Vermont generally make around $44,588. That is a strong return on a $22,607 median debt. Roughly 65% of applicants are accepted.

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Bennington College
Bennington, VT

$66,262 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,815 Avg Student Debt

$38,289 Median Earnings (10yr)

Bennington College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value music schools. Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington. Students from in state pay about $66,262 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for music graduates is $26,815. Music graduates of Bennington College earn a median of $29,031 early in their careers. Set against $26,815 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 44%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.